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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>Hello Patricia,
Robin and all,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>Robin brings up a
good point of the wildcrafter's logic about digging 'rare' and
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>endangered plants.
They are 'rare' because there are not abundant, which</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>makes them less
desirable for a wildcrafter to spend his/her time </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>searching for and
digging for medicinal products. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>Medicinal products
are formulated with a certain amount of an herb in
them</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>but if the
companies can not obtain a consistent supply </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>in the quantity
needed,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>they will
either drop the product or if a multi herb blend </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>they will
reformulate</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>and take the
'rare'(hard to get herb) out. Thus no demand for the 'rare'
plants.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>So now the 'rare'
plants are left alone to fend for themselves. So <EM>all</EM>
we</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>have to do is
protect them from the ever growing human expansion that
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>destroys
their habitats. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>Once there homes
are gone there is no chance for them to </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>propagate and grow on their
own!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000
size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>Rare plants need
our help with Preservation of their native habitats and if necessary
cultivating them</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>to have them for
generations to come.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000
size=2><BR>Genuinely,<BR>Edward J. Fletcher<BR>Strategic Sourcing,
Inc.<BR>Botanical Division, C.O.O.<BR>115 Snow Ridge Rd.<BR>Banner Elk, NC 28604
USA<BR>828.898.7642<BR>Fax.898.7647<BR><A
href="mailto:Efletcher@StrategicSourcingInc.net">Efletcher@StrategicSourcingInc.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.StrategicSourcingInc.net">www.StrategicSourcingInc.net</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From: </B>rrr@montana.com<BR><B>Sent:
</B>3/28/2006 6:13 AM<BR><B>To:
</B>mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [MPWG] Public input
requested by March 26, 2006: Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in
California and Nevada<BR><BR><BR>Hello Patricia and all,<BR><BR>In my
experience, most Endangered and Rare plant species are not likely<BR>sought by
wildcrafters for use in producing medicinal products. It could<BR>be that even
if these species have medicinal uses, they are too hard to<BR>find because they
are not common. If a population is found, there may not<BR>be enough to make it
worth the collection.<BR><BR>These uncommon species may not look familiar to the
wildcrafter, who is<BR>used to more common related species.<BR><BR>In any case,
some years ago I perused the Plant Species of Concern in<BR>Montana (via the
Montana Natural Heritage Program) and did not find any<BR>species that might be
pressured by harvesters.<BR><BR>Lobelia, for example, or Drosera are both
difficult to locate, as well as<BR>too sparse (in Montana) to catch the
attention of wildcrafters.<BR><BR>However, wildcrafters have been known to dig
Endangered or Rare species of<BR>Echinacea during the Echinacea boom in the 80s
and 90s. I don't know of<BR>any other examples.<BR><BR>I suspect it is not the
experienced wildcrafter that is a threat. Rather<BR>the inexperienced ones who
don't realize they are losing money by going<BR>after small populations, if they
can even key them out or recognize them.<BR><BR>Best Regards,<BR>Robyn Klein,
Montana<BR><BR><BR>> Hello,<BR>><BR>> A quick review reveals that none
of the 33 plant species listed are in<BR>> commerce as medicinals; whether
some of them have local uses is beyond my<BR>> experience.<BR>> Michael
McGuffin<BR>> plants<BR>> Bakersfield cactus............ Opuntia
treleasei.... Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 55 FR 29361
(19-JUL-<BR>><BR>> 90)<BR>> Ben Lomond spineflower........ Chorizanthe
pungens Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 5499 (04-FEB-<BR>>
var. hartwegiana.<BR>> 94)<BR>> Butte County meadowfoam....... Limnanthes
floccosa Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 24192 (08-JUN-<BR>>
ssp. californica.<BR>> 92)<BR>> California jewelflower........ Caulanthus
Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 55 FR 29361 (19-JUL-<BR>>
californicus.<BR>> 90)<BR>> Catalina Island mountain- Cercocarpus
traskiae. Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 42692 (08-AUG-<BR>>
mahogany.<BR>> 97)<BR>> Chorro Creek bog thistle...... Cirsium fontinale
Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-<BR>> var.
obispoense.<BR>> 94)<BR>> Coachella Valley milk-vetch... Astragalus
Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 53596 (06-OCT-<BR>>
lentiginosus var.<BR>> 98)<BR>> coachellae.<BR>> Colusa
grass.................. Neostapfia colusana.. Threatened......<BR>> U.S.A.
(CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> Hairy Orcutt
grass............ Orcuttia pilosa...... Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A.
(CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> Hoffmann's
rock-cress......... Arabis hoffmannii.... Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A.
(CA)..... 62 FR 40954 (31-JUL-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> Howell's
spineflower.......... Chorianthe howellii.. Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A.
(CA)..... 57 FR 27848 (22-JUN-<BR>><BR>> 92)<BR>> Indian Knob mountain
balm..... Eriodictyon Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613
(15-DEC-<BR>> altissimum.<BR>> 94)<BR>> Kern mallow...................
Eremalche kernensis.. Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 55 FR 29361
(19-JUL-<BR>><BR>> 90)<BR>> Lane Mountain milk-vetch...... Astragalus
Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 53596 (06-OCT-<BR>>
jaegerianus.<BR>> 98)<BR>> Menzies' wallflower........... Erysimum
menziesii... Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 27848
(22-JUN-<BR>><BR>> 92)<BR>> Monterey gilia................ Gilia
tenuiflora ssp. Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 57 FR 27848
(22-JUN-<BR>> arenaria.<BR>> 92)<BR>> Morro manzanita...............
Arctostaphylos Threatened......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 59 FR 64613
(15-DEC-<BR>> morroensis.<BR>> 94)<BR>> Munz's onion..................
Allium munzii........ Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 54975
(13-OCT-<BR>><BR>> 98)<BR>> Otay tarplant................. Deinandra
Threatened......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA); 63 FR 54937 (13-OCT-<BR>>
(=Hemizonia)<BR>> Mexico (B.C.). 98)<BR>> conjugens.<BR>> Orcutt's
spineflower.......... Chorizanthe Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 61
FR 52370 (07-OCT-<BR>> orcuttiana.<BR>> 96)<BR>> Pismo
clarkia................. Clarkia speciosa ssp. Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A.
(CA)..... 59 FR 64613 (15-DEC-<BR>> immaculata.<BR>> 94)<BR>>
Sacramento Orcutt grass....... Orcuttia viscida..... Endangered......<BR>>
U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 14338 (26-MAR-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> San Jacinto
Valley crownscale. Atriplex coronata Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA).....
63 FR 54975 (13-OCT-<BR>> var. notatior.<BR>> 98)<BR>> Santa Cruz
Island bush-mallow. Malacothamnus Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 62
FR 40954 (31-JUL-<BR>> fasciculatus var.<BR>> 97)<BR>>
nesioticus.<BR>> Santa Rosa Island manzanita... Arctostaphylos
Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 40954 (31-JUL-<BR>>
confertiflora.<BR>> 97)<BR>> Showy Indian clover........... Trifolium
amoenum.... Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 54791
(22-OCT-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> Slender-horned spineflower.... Dodecahema
leptoceras Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 52 FR 36265
(28-SEP-<BR>><BR>> 87)<BR>> Slender Orcutt grass.......... Orcuttia
tenuis...... Threatened......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 14338
(26-MAR-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> Soft-leaved paintbrush........ Castilleja
mollis.... Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA)..... 62 FR 40954
(31-JUL-<BR>><BR>> 97)<BR>> Spreading navarretia.......... Navarretia
fossalis.. Threatened......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA); 63 FR 54975
(13-OCT-<BR>><BR>> Mexico (B.C.). 98)<BR>> Steamboat
buckwheat........... Eriogonum ovalifolium Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A.
(NV)..... 51 FR 24669 (08-JUL-<BR>> var. williamsiae.<BR>> 86)<BR>>
Thread-leaved brodiaea........ Brodiaea filifolia... Threatened......<BR>>
U.S.A. (CA)..... 63 FR 54975 (13-OCT-<BR>><BR>> 98)<BR>> Willowy
monardella............ Monardella linoides Endangered......<BR>> U.S.A. (CA);
63 FR 54937 (13-OCT-<BR>> ssp. viminea.<BR>> Mexico.
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